
| Braun Peter |
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Peter is a member of the regulatory practice of Orrick Hölters & Elsing and an of Counsel with the firm's Frankfurt office. He regularly advises public sector authorities, such as federal agencies and municipalities, in structuring complex public aquisition processes, predominantly in the area of IT. He is also experienced in litigating procurement matters on behalf of public sector institutions or pivate sector companies before review chambers in Germany. Peter's practice includes extensive experience in assisting clients in developing effective strategies for participating in tender procedures worth more than 2 billion Euro in total. In the area of procurement law he further consulted bidders on international procurement matters, including award procedure in Eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia, in particular with respect to the procurement rules of various Multilateral Development Banks (MDB) and other international financial institutions (IFIs). Peter has published widely in the area and is regular speaker on national and international conferences on the subject. Peter advises public and private sector clients in Public Private Partnership Projects. Many of the projects have been innovative with respect to financing and contractual matters and had the character of pilot schemes. He has advised in PPP projects related to various housing projects in the states of Hessen and North Rhine-Westphalia, federal IT-Projects as well as several other Partnerships between the public authorities and private sector companies. The German JUVE handbook referred to him in 2007 as "expert" in this field. Peter has represented a German consulting company before the World Bank Sanctions Committee, the Board of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Commission and several national authorities in defense against allegations of corrupt practices. Other companies were represented in debarment cases vis-à-vis national authorities. He designed Code of Ethics for various corporations and guided on their successful implementation. Publications: • Conflicts of Interest in Public Award Procedure - Deloitte Business Advisory NV v European Commission (T-195/05), (2008) 17 Public Procurement Law Review (P.P.L.R.), NA53 - NA59 (with Ceren Berispek) • Notes on Evropaïki Dynamiki v EFSA (T-69/05), Evropaïki Dynamiki v Commission (T-250/05) and Evropaïki Dynamiki v Commission (T-205/05), (2008)17 Public Procurement Law Review (P.P.L.R.), NA60 - NA63 • Framework agreements - efficient procurement tool with new legal framework, in: Public Sector Reform and eGovernment 2007/2008 • Procurement of PPP/PFI Projects in Universities, in: Steinmetz, Gürtler (ed.), Public Private Partnership in Universities (Public Private Partnership im Hochschulbau). Weimar : Hochschul-Informationssystem (HIS), 2007, p. 46 - 57 • Pitanje principa: Tretiranje ugovora koji ne spadaju u opseg evropskih direktiva o javnim Nabavkama (A Question of Principle: Which contracts do not underlie the European public procurement directives regime?), in: Martin Trybus (ed.): Pravo ih nabavki EU: izbor tekstova (Law and politics of public procurement: Selected Texts), Sarajevo : Program javnih nabavki za Bosnu i Hercegovinu (The European Union's Public Procurement Programme for Bosnia and Herzegovina) (EUPPP), 2006, p. 101 - 113 • Time-limit to Bring Proceedings Against Decisions of the European Commission, Commentary on EuG, October 10, 2006, T-106/05 - Evropaïki Dynamiki/Kommission, (2007) 16 Public Procurement Law Review 2, NA25 - NA28 • Interim Measures Against Community Institutions: Case T-303/04 R, European Dynamics SA v Commission, Public Procurement Law Review 2005, NA25 • Damages for Irregularities in the Award Process: Case T-160/03, AFCon Management Consultants v. Commission (2005)14 Public Procurement Law Review, NA 98 - NA103 • Action for Annulment and Damages for Irregularities in the Award Process: Case T-148/04, TQ3 Travel Solutions v Commission, 2005. 14 Public Procurement Law Review (6), NA 171-NA 175, Co-Author: Sarah Palmer • Strict Compliance versus Commercial Reality: The Practical Application of EC Public Procurement Law to the UK's Private Finance Initiative, (2003) 9, European Law Journal, (5) 575-598 • Whether it is compulsory to publish the relative weighting of award criteria, (2003) 11 Public Procurement Law Review (5), NA120-NA122 • The Use of Qualitative Award Criteria and the Difference between Award and Qualification Criteria (2003)11 Public Procurement Law Review (5), NA116-NA119 • Selection of Bidders and Contract Award Criteria: the Compatibility of Practice in PFI Procurement with European Law,(2001) 9 Public Procurement Law Review (6), 1-15 • The practical impact of E.U. Public Procurement Law on PFI/PPP Projects in the United Kingdom, Dissertation 2001, University of Nottingham, School of Law 2001 • A Matter of Principle(s) - The Treatment of Contracts falling outside the scope of the European Public Procurement Directives, (2000) 9 Public Procurement Law Review (1), 39-48 website: http://www.orrick.com Orrick Hölters & Elsing Friedrichstrasse 31 60323 Frankfurt tel: +49-69-71588-340
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